The homemade cider press segment

Shot on site at our little Stone cottage farm, here in N.E Ohio. We made a fruit cider press using a 12 ton hydraulic jack shop press. Purchased from Harbor freight ( dot com) for $89. Total price for this press was under $120 with very easy pieces put together for its completion.
We have 12 bearing apple trees on our new land. A few ripen in the early season which have made a nice combination for cider. I make hard cider as well as non alcoholic cider. I do not go over the hard cider in this video but will consider one for the future from start to finish.
In this video, I give the overview of how our cider press iwas made and a few safety features we added. I go over selecting your fruit for pressing, as well as some basic inexpensive must haves for pressing fruit at home.
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[dan3nad]

wouldnt it be easier to just buy a juicer!?

[TheUnusualFarmchick]

@dan3nad if you have a small amount BUT the point is a large size press for the MULTIPLE apple trees which could fill a truck bed or more would burn out a juicer. I have gone through 2 food processors just chopping up the apples. Juicers are not meant to run an entire day and would take much more time. A press does not ned electricity where a juicer does. A press can be brought out in the orchard with no worries on an outlet.

[mvinci145]

why not use a juicer?

[TheUnusualFarmchick]

@mvinci145 see reply to dan3nad....

[SaveSkills]

I saw this shop press in an ad after I made my pinewood press. Anyway I think it is a cool idea! I make much more at a time though. Take a look at my channel and let me know what you think. Thanks! Nick

[TheUnusualFarmchick]

@SaveSkills I can make more then what I show in the video. By lowering the box tray-where the metals pins are holding it in place. But I had one mesh bag left after bursting the other 2 I owned. LOL. I love the look of the wood ones but after pricing the hard wood for such a model, I knew it was not something I could afford to spend almost $300 on. Some pieces (the 4x4 or 2x4) of hard wood were priced at $50 a piece and not in normal stock so special order only for 4ft tall ones Cool channel!.

[tanishafunderburke]

cute .. like your clip .. keep it up =)

[mrmackeroni1962]

I really like your lifestyle and how you are inventive. I love your shirt! The times are comin where whoever can, they will be going back to the old lifestyle. I say "Great". Thanks for Posting. Much is to be Learned from People like yourself!

[SaveSkills]

Hey check out my channel. I just posted that hard cider video. Let me know what you think.

-Nick

[olmospeter]

Thinking on the same lines, lets hope it all works ready for Chismas??